Surgical repair of diversion of inferior vena cava into the left atrium nine years after surgical repair of atrial septal defect

Although surgical repair of ASD is fairly safe and a routine procedure very rarely it may be complicated to diversion of inferior vena cava (IVC) into the left atrium. In this report we present a 30 year old male patient who had undergone surgical repair of ASD nine years before he came to our clinic. An echocardiogram was performed and revealed diversion of inferior vena cava into left atrium. Surgical repair of this complication was performed by reconstructing the opening of the IVC and redirecting it into the right atrium.